Mallory Mejias

Mallory Mejias is passionate about creating opportunities for association professionals to learn, grow, and better serve their members using artificial intelligence. She enjoys blending creativity and innovation to produce fresh, meaningful content for the association space. Mallory co-hosts and produces the Sidecar Sync podcast, where she delves into the latest trends in AI and technology, translating them into actionable insights.

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The Generalist Shift and What It Means for Niche Associations

Mallory Mejias: Feb 25, 2026 2:08:42 PM

For generations, the trajectory of professional development has pointed in one direction: deeper. You specialize. Then you sub-specialize. You become the person who knows one very specific thing better than almost anyone else, and that's how you...

Artificial Intelligence generalist vs specialist AI workforce skills

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World Models Are Here — What Association Leaders Need to Know

Mallory Mejias: Feb 25, 2026 6:30:00 AM

If you've been following AI developments, you've probably seen impressive image generators and video tools. You type a prompt, you get a visual....

Artificial Intelligence Innovation google World Models

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The Shrinking Cost of AI (and Why Your Association Strategy Should Account for It)

Mallory Mejias: Feb 24, 2026 12:22:02 PM

Most association leaders making AI decisions right now are doing something that feels responsible but is actually a strategic mistake: they're...

Innovation Inference Microsoft

Sidecar Sync episode 122 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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The Maia 200 Breakthrough, Project Genie’s Living Worlds, & The New Rules of Work | [Sidecar Sync Episode 122]

Mallory Mejias: Feb 24, 2026 9:59:44 AM

Summary: In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias zoom out to explore the AI infrastructure quietly reshaping everything...

Sidecar Sync Podcast Leadership World Models AI Chips

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What the World's Largest Machine Learning Community Can Teach Associations About Connection

Mallory Mejias: Feb 19, 2026 6:30:00 AM

Most associations were built on a promise that still holds: bring the right people together and good things happen. That idea launched thousands of...

Innovation AI Education

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The Exploration-Exploitation Trade-Off: The Best Mental Model for Your AI Strategy

Mallory Mejias: Feb 18, 2026 6:30:00 AM

If you've been paying attention to AI news over the past year, you already know the feeling. A new model drops and the benchmarks are unprecedented....

Artificial Intelligence Strategy